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Barolo Lazzarito Serralunga d’Alba

The 2016 Vietti Barolo Lazzarito Serralunga d’Alba has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Nicolas Belfrage, Bruno Besa and Andrew Jefford on Barolo Lazzarito Serralunga d’Alba - an internationally acclaimed red from Piemonte.
Barolo Lazzarito Serralunga d’Alba
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Wine Name
Barolo Lazzarito Serralunga d’Alba

Wine Producer
Vietti

Score
92

Wine Style
Red

Grape Type
Nebbiolo

Country
Italy

Vintage
2011

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Nicolas Belfrage: Attractive ruby with a tawny edge. Nose a little unforthcoming, but the quality and freshness are good. Plenty of fruit, flavor, ripe tannin, and lip-smacking acidity in the mouth but still needs to come together. Fine wine. Drink from 2018. 89

Bruno Besa: Garnet to tawny. A touch closed, yet a complex nose of small red fruit, mineral, tobacco, and cedarwood. Full body, with layered, refined tannins and a long, only slightly rustic finish. 90

Andrew Jefford: Deep black-red. Sweet, full, and appealing, yet holding itself a little in reserve for the time being. Fine aromatic lineaments here, yet you feel they will be more articulate after a half-decade in bottle (in contrast to many other 2011s). On the palate, though, I don’t find the same levels of reserve: This is, in fact, quite an open wine, correctly constituted, a little dryly fruited, yet grave and graceful, with a secondary, reduced meat jus quality to lend density and succulence to those pianissimo fruits. Good vineyards and beautifully aged. It’s one of those wines that risks being a little underwhelming when you first encounter it, yet there is so much detail and nuance here that by the end of the bottle you are begging for more. Masterly work. A great bottle, yet this score could rise even further. 96

Details

Wine expert Nicolas Belfrage
Bruno Besa
Andrew Jefford
Tastings year 2016
Region Piemonte
AppellationDOCG
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